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St. Croix Valley Forage and Grassland Council: Annual Luncheon & Meeting

  • Washington Conservation District 455 Hayward Ave N Oakdale United States (map)

Agenda:

11:30—Registration, Lunch, Socialize

Meeting and lunch are free for MFA/St. Croix paid members, $8 for non-members

11:50 — Welcome and Review Agenda

Bill Voedisch President, St. Croix Valley Forage & Grassland Council

12:00 — Adopting haying as a tool to restore prairie plant diversity and structure on public lands

Dan MacSwain, Washington County Parks

12:20 — Outdoor Storage Losses of Alfalfa Baled with Net Wrap or B-Wrap

Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota - St Paul

12:50 — Evaluating Progress in Alfalfa Forage Quality Improvements

Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota - St Paul

1:20 — Impacts of Tedding on the Economic Production of Alfalfa Silage & Economics of Bale Wrapping Options

Matt Digman, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

2:00 Midwest Forage Association Update

Chelsea Russell, Midwest Forage Association

2:10 St. Croix Valley Forage & Grassland Council Business Meeting

Bill Voedisch, St. Croix Valley Forage & Grassland Council

2:20 Adjourn

*For meal planning, please RSVP by Monday, March 18th mfa@midwestforage.org | 651.484.3888

Hosted by the St. Croix Valley Forage and Grassland Council, Washington Conservation District, and the Midwest Forage Association